Saugerties police charge man with felony DWI

Tuesday

Feb 4, 2014 at 7:06 AMFeb 4, 2014 at 7:22 AM

SAUGERTIES - Saugerties police charged a man with felony driving while intoxicated on Saturday after pulling him over for speeding.

Police said officers on patrol saw Kevin A. Warren, 30, of Glenford, N.Y., speeding on Route 32 and failing to stay within pavement markings just after midnight Saturday. Police said he first tried to elude the officers, then pulled into the parking lot of the Hill Top Getty.

Officers who pulled in behind Warren saw him slide from behind the steering wheel into the passenger seat. When they questioned him, he told them someone else had been driving the car and had run off and taken the keys with him.

When the officers pointed out the car was in a section of the parking lot where the snow was still undisturbed, and the only visible footprints were their own, Warren became argumentative and belligerent. Police found the keys to the ignition under the seat where Warren was sitting.

Warren was charged with driving while intoxicated and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, both felonies, and reckless driving, a misdemeanor. He also was issued nine tickets for violations of the vehicle and traffic law. He refused to submit to a chemical test of his breath, police said.

Warren was arraigned in Town of Saugerties Court and sent without bail to Ulster County Jail, pending further court action.